J PAGE EIGHT ER Victoria ria Cafe Grand Re-Opening Sat. 11 am. THIS CAFE HAS JUST BEEN THOROUGHLY. OVERHAULED AND FINELY EQUIPPED, BEING NOW ONE OF FURNISHED RESTAURANTS IN THE DOMINION. An Excellent Table Sefvice is Guaranteed. HK. LEE, Prop. | i 354 King Street. se ---------- i _ ASK YOUR GROCER FOR CHARM TEA IN PACKAGES. y Black, Green and Mixed. Packed in King- ston, by GEO. ROBERTSON & SON, Limited. = THE BEST | { which have been granted, and accept- » Ee ~~ 1 " THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917. | The British Whig | 84TH. YEAR. { | en nt FARMERS AND THEIR PLEAS. The liberals of the Great West re- gard the surrender-of the government | on-free wheat as an omen of what is, | to follow, for the party will surely in- ts demands being com- For, nine years the farm- growers, sist upon all plied with ers, especially the. grain have been pressing for free markets, not only for their wheat, but for flour, oats, barley, flax, potatoes, and other The concessions natural producte ed as &n evidence of an early election," something <thaf may placate the grain growers, will not wholly satis- fv the farmers. They will be thank I ful for the favors they have received, but they will not be reconciled. The grain t powerful farmers' organization in Can { {ada--has been menaced by 'a new | | party called the "Non-Partisan League | {of Canada." It is an adaptation in | | name, and to some extent in method, | {of a similar party which sprang-up a | { year ago in North Dakota, where it | [grew in membership, until it numbered 65,000, and tested its | strength by electing a governor and a Its success ap the polls growers--the most rapidly legislature | the presence, with the Pritish figs. | DISRESPECT TOWARDS THE cor. |; ORS. i Some exception, has been taken to" i of the Stars and Stripes on Welling |§ ton street. The flag had been flung | to the breeze by the Veterans' Asso-|! ciation, some of whose members have | { rendered the Empire a distinct vice, and in some connection with the war, ard they ought to have, there-, fore, a correct regard to observing certain anniversaries. | Just what anyone saw in the colois| of the American Republit to object to] cabnot be imagined, but it had a' tre-| mendous effect on one man, and he | threatened that if the flag were not | within a certain time hel He was ex- | sec- idea with removed would remove it himself ceedirzly boisterous in his opposition | to it. There was no doubt that some-| thing Inflamed him and that he was| not in the mood to tolerate anything | that came between him and his ad | miration for the Union Jack. | The reasoning in 'this case is on a| parity with the reasoning in the case of those who have showed their dis- | respect for the Stars ard Stripes in The dis- understopd the moving picture shows turbing sensation is not There is a clear misinterpretation of the diplomatic and national relations| 2 : - oo | was very signal. Will it 'be equally | petween the United States and the Al- AAAAAAAAA AAAS AA WAAAY ART CLOTHES _ : '© a AA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA COOK BROS. & ALLEN LIMITER THESE SPRING vv CLOTHES vv DESIGNED TO PLEASE GOOD DRESSERS Gentility is the outstanding feat-, ure of the style of our clothes--a-quiet refinement that is essential to good dressers. That is the first characteristic' that strikes you-- and the quality is almost equally apparent. aRTCIOTMES are tailored to your measure in any of our many new Spring models. We.have hundreds of exceptionally fine fabrics to choose from. « The prices are moderate. om D. S. COLLIER," 214 Princess St. The Newest Idea. "In Hosiery We paid a big sum to obtain new, and improved machines' to knit seamless, full-fashioned hos- jery--the most up-to-date in the world. We control these machines--no others can use them. knitted on these new machines has the narrow ankle that fits without a wrinkle---something that women have long wanted in Canadian- made hosiery. We get this by . fashioning the hose-at the sides (see 2 in the picture). The toe also is perfectly turned and fits without a wrinkle (see 3). The dotted dines at foe und ankle show! much wi ordinary hosidry 18. No. 1 at the top shows the fashioning here which makes the hosiery more elastic and comfort- able" at this 'point. ' Made in Black Cash- mere, Black Lisle, White Lisle, of the finest finish and quality. Ask' ycur dealer to show you this new "Mercury" hosiery. Mercury Mills, Limited, Hamilton, Canada HL ori or men, women and tir Lh I CAT a LV a a RA, 4 a bo eh Fa a successful in the legislature? It is | pledged to a nationalization of every kind, of "banking, railroading. manu- | facturing, and mining It favors the initiative, the referendum, recall, | and an equal suffrage for men and 1 women. It would abolish all sickness | and charity by founding an insurance ill-health and old | purified Commons | the against accident, age. It wants a without the encumbrance of the Sen- | ate The expansion of the new party has been rapid enough in Saskatchewan, but not so rapid in Alberta. Its de- | velopments depend upon Fach man pays $15, but he gets most, | if not all of it, back by canvassigg his membership and upon initiation receiving $4,000 for The money influence is a great the gamble in fees It is not a promising institution in Can- its friends for | their each one, and while goes on the society may flourish. ada, however, and may, like so many into liquidation ere long. it is competing with the grain grow- ers for popularity but without much result z i Why cannot the Canadian parlia- ment vote for an extension of its time in this respect? Land the government is a natiopal one. action or policy appeals to all parties. This cannot be said of the combina- tion that rules at Ottawa. DEMORALIZING THE SERVICE. During the war, and in connection with it, a very, large number of tem- Ottawa, chiefly under the Special War Measures Act, and they are paid out of the war appropriations. "Under the exemptions authorizéd in these cases," says the Civil Service Commissioners in their annual report, "noné of these temporary clerks re- quire a certificate of qualification from the "commissioners, and, being otherwise free from the restrictions from the Civil Service Acts, the rates of remuneration which they received were not restricted to the amounts prescribed for either permanent or temporary employment in the regular inside service. In the face of these conditions, in the past two years, the commission has had to furnish duly qualified clerks for permanent and temporary appointments at rates of remuneration below those offered in the temporary unorganized seryice." This does not seem to be just, to say the least of it. The purpose of the commission is to prescribe tests which' are calculated to give the people, through the civil service of Canada, the kind of labor which it calls for. Therefore, men and women are submitted to exacting examina- tions, and, as vacancies occur, or positions are established, they are as- signed to them at salaries which are ..4 Fegulated by experience, and .ability. No circumstances, not even the cir- cumstances of war, should > warrant the appointment of temporary -clerks at a higher remuneration than the organized forces receive. When the wrong practice prevails, and tempor- ary clerks get an advantage over the "| permanent clerks, the wonder grows that the whole civil service staffs, who have a grievance, do not rise In a body and _protest against.it. The Militia Department, by its reckless rewards of temporary clerks, vice, both inside and outside of Ot- tawa, and sooner or later it will bave occasion to repent of its action. Wy ' The prime minister of Britain knows how to use the press. He has the support of the editors because he consults them with regard lo his plans, His example is worthy of imi- tation by others who aré not quite so great. fees. | other things of mushroom growth, go | Meanwhile | | required | Canada to accept -and imitate the imperial government Because in the Old | It does not try to make votes by | the distribution of war patronage. Its' porary clerks have been employed at) is demoralizing the whole civil ser-| takes them into his confidence aud| = lies," and it is deeply regrettable in| view of the present United States in the war. position of the EDITORIAL NOTES. Time-to check up the ward poll | books. An election is at hand The United States flag a menace! | Perish the thought The - United | States is or of the Allies now, and | | her flag is flying in Purope and salut: | 'ed with the. flags of the other great | powers. We know Lloyd-George better now that we have heard him described by his countryman, Prof. Michael. The little nian who leads the British Fm- | pire in public affairs is surely a dy- | of | | namic force, a rare combination energy, enthusiasm and power D. R. Bogle, leading conservative of | Winnipeg, in 1911, held the idea--and published it in a little book which -was extensively circulated--that the Ger- mans had something to do with the reciprocity proposal. Have they any- thing to do with it now? Have they the federal government of it 'a8 a war mea- sure? ANSWER TO T. & L. COUNCIL. ------ Farm Not Used for Golf Purposes | Until After War. l | In answer to the resolution passed ! by the Trades and Labor Council con- demining the proposal to" use the | Gravelle farm far golf purposes the | Whig . has been informed that the | Trades and Labor Council misunder- | stood the whole scheme. A good golf | course is looked fiporgas a commercial | | asset of any city. Kingston has been in need of one and the Gravelle farm | was acquired for the purpose. There | will not be, however, one acre of the | farm removed from cultivation or one | dollar spent in _ buildings; etc, until after the war. There 1s a distinct { understanding that the farm be used fof cultivation this year. In this con- , nection it might be stated that some of the prominent movers in the Greater Production scheme are _jnter- ested in the gol course proposition | because of its commercial value to the | city. They heartily approve of the sentiment behind the resolution of the! Trades and Labor Council, but desire to point out that the same was based | on a misapprehension of the facts. Sn PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN FOR INDIGESTION OR BAD STOMACH Relieves Soufness, Gas, Heartburn, | ? Dyspepsia in Five i Minutes. | Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indi-| gestion, heartburn, dyspepsia, when | the food you eat ferments into gases | and stubborn lumps; your head aches and you feel sick and miserable; that's when you realize the magic in| Pape's Diapepsin. 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